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If you can't do a simple drum brake job, you prolly should't be wheeling. Just sayin'...


I can now but by the time they need to be done again i'll be going to discs and every drum brake axle i ever have will have a disc conversion.......can you tell I hate drums? :D
 
I have never done them, without anyone to help and say what to do, I don't like trying to do it on my only vehicle. Plus the garage I had access to was blocked. It is done now, i just find it funny that the wheel cylinder can be fine on the way into work, but go bad right after I park it. Well, it didn't just go bad right then, it went bad and started leaking with no warning.

i had a brake caliper go instantly once...suppose it would be similar. tried to hit the brakes and felt a "pop" and the pedal went to the floor. fluid was all gone by the time i stopped.
 
i had some one else do my rear brakes.......

he owed me a favor though to the tune of a rear brake job and alignment :D mine needed the line across the axle both wheel cyls shoes and drums.
 
I can now but by the time they need to be done again i'll be going to discs and every drum brake axle i ever have will have a disc conversion.......can you tell I hate drums? :D
Read my mind... I only have 10 drum brakes left. 4 are leaving when the axles they are on get removed and the other 6 are too heavy for me to want to mess with them at all. Drums alone weigh 80+ pounds each.

I put ZJ discs on the MJ's 8.25 rather than reassemble the almost brand new drum hardware they came with. $70 well spent.
 
I became unemployed as of 6pm today. I become reemployed at 7am tomorrow. My dealership got bought out and went final today. From what I've heard the new owner is a guy that will either make you a ton of money or burn the place to the ground. I'm now causally looking for a job. If I hear of something promising I'll entertain the thought but not really look for one.


Parakeet


Yeah about that.... I'm more than casually looking for a job.


Parakeet
 
x3 I love snow.
 
came across this a second ago. Thought i may come in handy. Told me how far the shock mounts are apart. (image removed by administrator)
 
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Roads by me are very interesting. We had 5" of snow on the ground and they do not salt the roads by me let alone plow unless it is over 3". There is generally a snow and ice packed road here all winter. Last night ended up getting 1/2" of rain. Roads are a skating rink besides the main highway. Parked my work van on top of the hill in my driveway last night. This morning it is 8 feet from where I parked it. LOL
 
came across this a second ago. Thought i may come in handy. Told me how far the shock mounts are apart.
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You know, usually when I post copywrited material, I get my head slammed in the door by the Moderator.

Interesting stuff though!
 
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